The intense rain that fell on Monday afternoon in Satipo overflowed Manuel A. Higa Arakaki hospital, leaving halls and flooded rooms. Although no damage to medical equipment or affectation to patients were reported, the emergency once again showed the poor condition of the infrastructure and the urgency of a new hospital.
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The deputy director of Diresa Junín, Edwin Pari, reported that the contingency plan was activated, which includes the installation of mobile tents to guarantee medical care while cleaning the cleaning. “The staff is trained to respond to this type of emergencies and security protocols are being applied so as not to affect the service to the population,” he said.
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This infrastructure crisis occurs within the framework of the recent award of the tender of more than S/ 200 million for the construction of the new hospital, awarded to the Arakaki Hospital Consortium, where LC & EC Constructora, company of the young lawyer Lucero Nicole Coca Coca Condori, who lacks experience in large public works. While the speed with which the contract was granted, the flood of today revives the debate is questioned: the population urgently needs a modern and functional hospital.
